Direct Response Corp.
8 Cited authorities
Filipino Yellow Pgs. v. Asian Journal Pub
198 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 1999) Cited 199 timesHolding that a descriptive mark that fell "perilously close to the generic line ... could be a valid trademark only with a strong showing of strong secondary meaning"
Blinded Vet. v. Blinded Am. Vet. Foundation
872 F.2d 1035 (D.C. Cir. 1989) Cited 106 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding "blinded veterans association" generic
In re Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith
828 F.2d 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1987) Cited 58 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding applicant's incontestable registration of a service mark for "cash management account" did not automatically entitle applicant to registration of that mark for broader financial services
In re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc.
777 F.2d 1556 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Cited 49 timesHolding "[e]vidence of the public's understanding of term," for purposes of establishing if mark is descriptive, "may be obtained from any competent source, including .^.^. dictionaries"
H. Marvin Ginn Corp. v. International Ass'n of Fire Chiefs, Inc.
782 F.2d 987 (Fed. Cir. 1986) Cited 46 times 8 Legal AnalysesReversing decision of TTAB that "Fire Chief," as applied to monthly magazine circulated to fire departments, was generic
In re the American Fertility Society
188 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 1999) Cited 23 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that an earlier precedential decision is binding precedent on later panels
Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
15 U.S.C. § 1052 Cited 1,608 times 274 Legal AnalysesGranting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"
Section 1091 - Supplemental register
15 U.S.C. § 1091 Cited 80 timesStating that marks registered on the Supplemental Register "must be capable of distinguishing the applicant's goods or services"